High School Roundup: Westbrook pair reach state tournament semifinals

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May 4, 2008 at 12:01 AM

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MOBILE — Westbrook’s Stephanie Gross and Caitlin Williams reached the semifinals in the Alabama High School State Tennis Tournament April 28 and 29. Gross, playing at No. 3, defeated Westminster 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals before being defeated by Elizabeth Staudinger from Indian Springs 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. Staudinger went on to win the title at No. 3 singles.Williams, playing at No. 6 singles, fell to Altamont’s Margaret Collins 7-6, 6-4.The No. 3 doubles team of Williams and Hilary Moore reached the semifinals before being defeated by Shoals Christian 6-4, 6-3.No. 1 Kelsi Ragan lost to Bayside’s Emily Newton in the quarterfinals. Newton went on to win the title at No. 1 singles.Walton Newman fell in the quarterfinals to Indian Springs 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.No. 4 Mary Heske lost to Shoals Christian in the first round, while Hilary Moore lost to Indian Springs at No. 5 singles in the opening round.In boys state tournament action, Westbrook’s No. 2 doubles team defeated Donoho 6-3, 6-3 and fell to Bayside in the semifinals 7-5, 6-2. The No. 1 doubles team, Jonathan McDaniel and Stephen Peter Rowe, lost 6-0, 6-0 in the first round. The No. 3 doubles team, Drew Christenberry and Kane Stapler, fell to Mars Hill 7-5, 7-6 in the first round.Westbrook’s No. 1 singles, Coston Rowe, lost to Altamont 6-2, 6-3 in the first round. The No. 2 singles, Jonathan McDaniel, lost to Montgomery Academy 6-0, 6-1 in the first round. No. 3 singles, Stephen Peter Rowe, fell to Indian Springs in the quarterfinals 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. No. 4 singles, Thomas Moore, defeated Red Bay 6-0, 6-1, in the first round and lost to Montgomery Academy 6-0, 6-1, in the quartefinals. No. 5 singles, Drew Christenberry, beat Westminster 6-3, 7-6, and lost to Randolph 6-1, 6-2, in the quarterfinals. No. 6 singles, Kane Stapler, defeated Indian Springs 6-0, 6-1, and fell to Montgomery Academy 6-3, 6-2, in the quartefinals.The Westbrook girls finished seventh and the boys eighth.

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